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A Voice from the Wilderness : The Story of Anna Howard Shaw
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A Voice from the Wilderness : The Story of Anna Howard Shaw Hardcover - 2001

by Brown, Don

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title A Voice from the Wilderness : The Story of Anna Howard Shaw
  • Author Brown, Don
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition None
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Boston
  • Date September 24, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 17902390-6
  • ISBN 9780618083626 / 0618083626
  • Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.52 x 10.26 x 0.42 in (26.72 x 26.06 x 1.07 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Library of Congress subjects Women, Suffragists - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00033482
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

By the time Anna Howard Shaw was barely twelve years old, she had crossed the stormy Atlantic (one and a half times), survived a grueling journey from Massachusetts to the unexplored woods of Michigan, and helped create a house and home in the middle of nowhere. By most measures, Anna Howard Shaw’s life was hard and filled with struggle.
But a life in the North American wilderness also had many pleasures. Anna was young, happy, and strong. What Anna didn’t have was school.
With incredible fortitude and purpose, not only did Anna go on to teach school herself, she also accomplished a great many other things, including helping to win the right to vote for women. With his magical storytelling and radiant artwork, Don Brown welcomes us into the pioneer life of a most extraordinary woman.

From the publisher

Don Brown is the award-winning author and illustrator of many picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him “a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies.” He lives in New York with his family.

First line

By most measures, Anna Howard Shaw's life was hard and filled with struggle.

Media reviews

"Elegant phrasing and seamless narration complement pastel watercolors. The paintings are especially effective in conveying the mood of the text. Quiet, lovely scenes of the forest are in contrast to the lively scenes of the children carrying out chores." Kirkus Reviews

About the author

Don Brown is the award-winning author and illustrator of many picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him "a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies." He lives in New York with his family.